The lack of gap closing on the heels of TCU’s shutout probably had something to do with No. 1 Texas also blanking an opponent. The Longhorns, who blanked New Mexico 45-0 to improve to 2-0 on the young season, have been No. 1 in all three installments of the “Best in Texas” poll. Texas has had a six-point cushion in each of the last two polls. The Longhorns debuted in our preseason poll with just a two-point lead over their new Thanksgiving Day rivals.

The biggest mover in this week’s poll was Rice, who jumped all the way up to No. 7 in the poll after spending the first two weeks in 10th in our “Best in Texas” poll. That jump came thanks to the Owls’ upset win over Kansas.

Here’s a look at our full Week 2 poll, which includes a new 11th ballot with columnist Kevin Sherrington joining the panel.

– After Texas Tech accomplished the feat last week, no school appeared in the same spot on everyone’s ballot. The closest to achieving this was Baylor, which appeared as the No. 3 school on 10 of 11 ballots. The lone ballot that didn’t have the Bears in the No. 3 spot had them No. 1 for the second consecutive week.

– As pointed out above, the biggest week-to-week riser was Rice, who jumped from No. 10 to No. 7. The biggest fall belonged to Texas State, whose big leap last week was short-lived. The Bobcats fell from No. 8 to No. 10 in this week’s poll after losing by 48 to Texas Tech.

– The school voters seem to have the most disagreement on this week: SMU. The Mustangs ranged from as high as No. 5 on one ballot to as long as 8th on another. Both North Texas and Houston also had a four-spot range, peaking at No. 7 and going as low as No. 10 on individual ballots.

– This is the first week in our three weeks of voting where all 12 in-state FBS schools have received votes. UTSA debuted in the “others receiving votes” category after appearing on two ballots (one No. 9, one No. 10). That’s good for 3 points in our poll. Only 103 away from catching the Longhorns!

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